Irving road rage murder suspect arrested
One dead after road rage incident in Irving
A 33-year-old man is dead following a deadly road rage incident in Irving Wednesday night. FOX 4's Peyton Yager has more.
IRVING, Texas - Irving police arrested a 62-year-old man after a deadly road rage shooting.
What we know:
The shooting happened just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday near the intersection of Belt Line and Finley roads.
According to Irving police, responding officers found 33-year-old Yoduardy Sanchaez inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Investigators later arrested 62-year-old Kenneth Nixon and charged him with murder, as well as two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Kenneth Nixon (Irving PD)
Police said Nixon lived less than ten minutes from where the shooting happened. They also confirmed two other passengers were in the victim's vehicle and were uninjured in the incident.
What they're saying:
Irving police called the shooting an act of road rage.
They also said there is no ongoing threat to the public.
What we don't know:
Police did not share any information about what led to the road rage shooting or how they connected Nixon to the case.
Shooting in Irving leaves one in critical condition
Police are asking residents to stay away from the scene of a shooting in Irving that left one person in critical condition.
What they're saying:
Multiple Irving drivers described the scene of the shooting to FOX 4's Peyton Yager.
"Three shots all of a sudden. The car sliding, sliding, sliding, sliding, and it comes to a complete stop," Oscar Enrique Guerro, a witness to the shooting, told Yager. "It's too close to home to know that stuff like this is going on. No matter what the argument is, that is not how you treat people."
"When the light turned green, most of the traffic moved normally except for one vehicle. It was just rolling very slowly, and we looked at each other like, I hope it's not what we think it is," Herbert Jackson, another witness, said.
Shelby Dillon doesn't remember honking or yelling, only the gunshots back to back. "It was out of nowhere. Probably a split decision by the guy," she told Yager.
What you can do:
Anyone with additional information about the incident or Nixon’s involvement was asked to contact Detective S. Herring with the Irving Police Department at 972-721-2604 or sherring@IrvingTX.gov.
Anonymous tips can also be sent to IPDCrimeTips@IrvingTX.gov.
The Source: The information in this story comes from the Irving Police Department.